“My biggest fear? Not achieving the potential of what I think this business can do, and achieving this vision I see,”
This week, we dive deep with John Brisco, CEO and Co-Founder of Coherent, Hong-Kong grown insurtech startup on a mission to to build next-in-class technology platforms and data intelligence engines to help insurers and their partners transform and grow. From sales enablement to product development, Coherent is helping the insurers move away from legacy backend challenges.
Building on their success in closing their series A round of funding in late 2020, Coherent is now expanding their business from Asia to the world.
5 THINGS YOU’LL LEARN:
– How to transition from C-suite corporate executive to an entrepreneur: is it worth it?
– What it takes to disrupt problems in an age-old industry?
– Taking an Asian-grown product global
– Hiring and scaling great teams from day one
– Choosing the right investor for the long-run
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Intro, what’s on tap for this week
02:18 – Scotsman in Hong Kong? Building a global career
06:51 – Exit corporate world, enter startup hustle
16:05 – David & Goliath: how to win in an age-old industry
20:38 – Hiring quality teams
29:47 – Changing approaches by region
36:37 – Billion Dollar Questions
About John Brisco:
John is the leader and co-founder of Coherent. Every day, John works to inspire the Coherent team to create a brighter, more inclusive future for the insurance industry.
Having started his career in AXA and EY, John has accumulated a wealth of global experience in the insurance sector, most recently as COO and CIO at Manulife Asia. In his career to date, he has led teams in more than 45 countries across 5 continents.
With less than 10% of Asia’s population having any form of insurance, John is committed to helping the insurance industry become more inclusive. He believes that Coherent’s technology-enabled and data-intelligent products will help our customers to drastically improve the level of insurance penetration across Asia and other parts of the world.
Follow John:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbrisco/
On Coherent:
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